Council of American Ambassadors
Donations deductibleCouncil of American Ambassadors' network
25 people4 organisationsi25 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (25). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
25 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 25 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy A Chorba Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Aldona Z WOS MD | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Arthur L Schechter (also filed as Arthur Schechter) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brenda Lagrange Johnson (also filed as Brenda L Johnson) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Charles E Cobb JR | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Clifford M Sobel | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Diana Lady Dougan | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Eleni T Kounalakis | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Elizabeth Frawley Bagley (also filed as Elizabeth F Bagley) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| G Philip Hughes | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James C Rosapepe | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James S Gilmore III | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| John L Loeb JR | Vice Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Julia Block Chang | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lana J Marks (also filed as Lana Marks) | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lewis Eisenberg | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Louise V Oliver | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark W Erwin | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mary M Ourisman-Dawkins | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Penne Korth Peacock | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Selwa S Roosevelt | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stuart A Bernstein | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sue M Cobb | Vice President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Theodore R Sedgwick (also filed as Theodore Sedgwick) | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tom McDonald | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Carolyn M Gretzinger | Executive Director (Ret.8/31) | 2018 |
| Joyce Chadran | Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Kathleen S Sheehan | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce Chadran | Executive Director | 40 | $125k | $24k | |
| Timothy A Chorba | Chair | 10 | $0 | ||
| John L Loeb Jr | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| G Philip Hughes | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Sue M Cobb | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Theodore Sedgwick | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lana J Marks | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth F Bagley | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stuart A Bernstein | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Julia Block Chang | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charles E Cobb Jr | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Diana Lady Dougan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lewis Eisenberg | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark W Erwin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| James S Gilmore III | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brenda L Johnson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eleni T Kounalakis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tom McDonald | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Louise V Oliver | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary M Ourisman-Dawkins | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Penne Korth Peacock | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Selwa S Roosevelt | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| James C Rosapepe | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Arthur Schechter | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Clifford M Sobel | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Aldona Z Wos MD | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Council of American Ambassadors
- EIN
- 521296972
- Address
- 888 17th St Nw Ste 306, Washington, DC, 20006-3307
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- To advance public understanding of the role of the ambassador and the embassy team in carrying out US. Foreign policy and to develop young leaders for service to the nation. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q035 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1983
- Principal officer
- G Philip Hughes (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1983
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsTimothy A Chorba
≥8years on the filingsAldona Z WOS MD
≥8years on the filingsArthur L Schechter
≥8years on the filingsBrenda Lagrange Johnson
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $8.3m
- Total liabilities
- $162k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $8.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $257k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $74k
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 25
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $810k | $495k | $315k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.